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Question | Answer |
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What were 2 reasons for the fall of the Han Dynasty | invasions from nomadic tribes and Struggles for power in government |
What were 2 reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire? | diseases killing 4th of the population and they never developed a reliable system for choosing its leaders |
Who was Diocletian | leader of the roman empire he split empire to east and west and added another emperor |
Who was Constantine? | one of two rulers of rome he move the capital of roman empire to the east |
Why did the Gupta Empire fall? | foreign invasion |
What 2 things helped the Persian Empire gain territory and power? | strong warriors culture and advance weapons |
Who was Charlemagne? | help european out of dark ages increasing orthodox christianity |
What product was traded in a variety of kingdoms in Africa that brought them great wealth | gold |
Caliph | muslim leader combined both political and religious authority |
Who was the first caliph in the Muslim Empire? | when Muhammad Die Abu Bakr became the first caliph of a muslim state |
What 2 things helped the Muslims be successful in conquering new territory for their empire? | their belief in god was on their side and their mastery of the camel for desert transport and warfare |
What are the 3 divisions within Islam? | Sunni shia Sufis |
Name 2 groups that were a part of the Muslim empire (other than Muslims) | jews, north african |
Who were the groups in the Muslim social structure? | arabic or muslims by birth converts to islam people who practice other religions slaves |
Why did Muslims have a positive attitude towards trade? | Muhammad had himself been a trader |
What 2 ways did Muslims carry the products they were trading? | camel caravan and sea routes |
Name 2 of the cultural achievements of the Muslim empire | architecture, math, medicine |
Who were the Mongols? | nomadic tribes from central asia |
What is a khan | the leader of mongols |
Who was Genghis Khan? | mongol leader unified mongols created largest empire the world has ever know |
Name 2 areas that were included in the Mongol Empire | chian, inda |
What are 2 reasons the Mongols were so successful at conquering and maintaining their empire? | 1 excellent horsemen fight from on horse 2 well train highly displind |
Pax mongolica | time of peace |
Marco Polo | marco polo travel silk road and wrote about the mongolian empire |
2 reasons the Mongol Empire fell apart? | without genghis idea of warrior faded,bubonic plague also know black death killed half pop |
Name 2 of the major trade routes in the World from 300-1500-mention where they were and 2 things they traded | silk road traded silk spice in asia and trans saharan traded salt and gold. in Sahara Desert |
How were the 5 major religions spread (2 ways) | traders and missionaries |
What diseases spread as a result of trade? Name 2 | plague and smallpox |
What were 2 results of increasing populations in the world from 300-1500? | deforestation ,flooding erosion |